Boston College has suspended a women's soccer player from Friday's NCAA tournament game against Penn State for referencing Jerry Sandusky on her Twitter account.

Stephanie McCaffrey, the team's second-leading scorer, "exhibited insensitivity" by mentioning Sandusky and showers in a series of tweets Thursday from Penn State's campus, Boston College athletic director Brad Bates said in a statement.

"The student-athlete used very poor judgment and exhibited insensitivity towards Penn State and the abuse victims, for which she apologizes," Bates said in a statement. "This type of behavior is not tolerated among our student-athletes."

McCaffrey is Boston College's second-leading scorer, with nine goals and six assists.